Suspects in the murder of businessman Adrian Kreiner planned the crime in advance, moved from one district to another and entered the building at night wearing balaclavas and gloves, Sibiu prosecutors show in the indictment, in which they proposed to arrest the suspects in absentia. In addition, they armed themselves with a gun and had a rope on them. They left the building on foot, knowing where the cameras were, indicating “thorough criminal preparation”. The victim “was subjected to numerous acts of violence”, after which her hands were tied behind her back and she was probably suffocated with a carpet.

The prosecutor’s office of Sibiu shows in the indictment with which they proposed the arrest in absentia of the three suspects in the case of the murder of the businessman Adrian Kreiner, that the act was committed by three people who acted according to a plan, moved from a different county with someone else’s car and first broke into an abandoned building, located opposite the victim’s house, from where the businessman’s house was watched for several nights.

The intruders entered the businessman’s house wearing hoods and gloves

• “The invasion was carried out at night by three persons in hoods and gloves so as not to be recognized and not to leave traces.
• Having entered the yard, the defendants turned off the partial lighting of the yard so as not to be noticed.
• They also armed themselves with a gun, which they used to threaten the victims, and had a rope on them to immobilize the victim, Kreiner Adrian, by tying her hands and feet behind her back in a boat position.
• In addition, the three defendants used acts of extreme violence against the victim, whom they strangled and repeatedly beat,” the prosecutor’s office said in a report, News.ro reports.

Businessman beaten, tied and strangled with a carpet

The prosecutor’s office also reports that “the victim Kreiner Adrian, who was on the first floor of the house, was subjected to numerous acts of violence in the area of ​​the head, torso and limbs, after which her hands were tied behind her back and possibly strangled with a carpet, the victim was discovered by the authorities of the police at 03.04 in an unconscious state with a very low pulse, it became necessary to carry out resuscitation measures, which were started by police officers and continued by the medical team.”

According to the investigation, the perpetrators stole things of considerable value (over 200,000 euros) that could be easily found, namely 16 watches, “after which they left the victim’s building and walked on foot along a predetermined route, knowing where the surveillance cameras were located in region, which testifies to the thorough criminal preparation and special danger of the defendants.”

“The accused acted according to a clearly developed plan and there is evidence that soon after committing the acts they would leave the country,” the cited document also states.

The victim’s daughter hid in the closet and called 112. The perpetrators approached her and threatened her with a gun

Alarmed by the noise on the first floor, the businessman’s daughter, who was in the bedroom on the first floor of the house, came out to see what was happening, seeing one of the attackers on the first floor, who had a hood on his head. head, at the same time also noticed by the attacker.

• “The victim returned to the bedroom and locked the door, armed himself with a knife and hid in the dressing room, from where he called 112.
• Two of the three assailants went upstairs and broke down the bedroom door before entering the dressing room, with the victim stating that “they hit me on the arm, causing my phone and knife to fall,” the indictment also states.
• “A tall man was sitting to the left of the dressing room and said nothing, but a shorter man who had brown or green eyes came up to me, aggressively asked me in English where the money was, and when I said he, who I do not know, kicked me and started beating me, lifted me off the ground, threatened me with a gun to my temple, constantly asking where the money was.
• I said I didn’t know, but I could give him my money out of my bag. After she gave them the money she had in her wallet (€40 and about 100 lei), one of the attackers again threatened her with a gun, which he loaded and held to her head, asking again where the money was.
• During this time, the second intruder, having noticed several valuable watches in plain view in the dressing room, took them and put them in a bag, also rummaging in the drawers of the bedroom. Before going to the first floor of the house, the armed intruder told the victim that he was going to kill his father and left the room, going downstairs,” the prosecutor’s office said.

“High degree of danger”

The prosecutors draw attention to the fact that “the nature of the facts of aggravated murder and aggravated robbery and the specific method of their commission, which was set out earlier, together with the criminal background of the accused and the fact that they evaded criminal charges, are sufficient elements to balance the deprivation the accused have signs of full physical freedom, and the available evidence in the materials is sufficient to eliminate the risk of an arbitrary decision in the case.”

Prosecutors assess that the three men “show an obvious anti-social attitude, a high degree of danger, as well as a complete disregard for social relations, the protection of which is required by the criminalization of the crime of murder, and it can be estimated that in the future, their behavior will keep you on a path with negative social valences”.

“Also, it should be taken into account that the investigation of the accused in a state other than pre-trial detention can cause a negative public resonance in public opinion, therefore, in such situations, it is necessary for judicial authorities to take prompt and effective measures to restore confidence in collective security “, prosecutors also sent, News.ro reports.

Magistrates at the Sibiu court accepted the remand offer and an international investigation was launched against the three suspects. Two of them were caught – one in Northern Ireland, another in Scotland, and the third is still being sought.

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